India’s PM Narendra Modi’s current visit to Iran is very important as it would benefit India on several grounds. The first and foremost is that the two countries have signed a deal to develop the Chabahar port, situated less than 100 km from Pakistan's Gwadar port and once the port is built, it would cut down the importance of Pakistan's Gwadar port, built with China's help. The Chabahar port will help India bypass Pakistan and transport goods directly to Afghanistan and central Asia.  It would also enable India to bypass Pakistan and open up a route to land-locked Afghanistan with which New Delhi has close security ties and economic interests and open India's trade route to West Asia. Thus, the Chabahar Port is of a strategic importance to India. The port will help counter Chinese presence in the Arabian Sea. Chabahar is Indi's answer to China's Gwadar. So, according to experts India’s PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran is a historic one.